Tennessee · 1954

Top 100 names in Tennessee, 1954, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Deborah	1,416
#2	Mary	1,323
#3	Linda	1,316
#4	Patricia	1,198
#5	Brenda	975
#6	Debra	779
#7	Barbara	743
#8	Donna	725
#9	Pamela	708
#10	Sandra	677
#11	Kathy	634
#12	Judy	603
#13	Carolyn	557
#14	Sharon	552
#15	Nancy	525
#16	Janice	519
#17	Susan	510
#18	Teresa	506
#19	Betty	442
#20	Karen	433
#21	Wanda	413
#22	Connie	403
#23	Shirley	399
#24	Rebecca	399
#25	Beverly	386
#26	Elizabeth	380
#27	Janet	370
#28	Cynthia	356
#29	Sherry	336
#30	Martha	335
#31	Joyce	320
#32	Marilyn	307
#33	Margaret	304
#34	Peggy	289
#35	Vickie	274
#36	Cathy	269
#37	Carol	267
#38	Sheila	242
#39	Rita	240
#40	Dorothy	230
#41	Diane	222
#42	Phyllis	211
#43	Glenda	210
#44	Vicki	209
#45	Rhonda	203
#46	Virginia	195
#47	Jo	191
#48	Gloria	185
#49	Anita	183
#50	Patsy	173
#51	Helen	172
#52	Shelia	162
#53	Doris	161
#54	Charlotte	160
#55	Paula	159
#56	Cheryl	156
#57	Katherine	150
#58	Jacqueline	141
#59	Gwendolyn	140
#60	Rose	139
#61	Alice	136
#62	Sarah	134
#63	Debbie	133
#64	Laura	133
#65	Marsha	130
#66	Judith	128
#67	Jane	125
#68	Bonnie	124
#69	Theresa	123
#70	Gail	122
#71	Frances	117
#72	Evelyn	116
#73	Catherine	116
#74	Lisa	115
#75	Wilma	115
#76	Ann	113
#77	Kathryn	105
#78	Joan	104
#79	Ruby	103
#80	Terry	98
#81	Ruth	98
#82	Norma	96
#83	Angela	95
#84	Jennifer	93
#85	Melissa	93
#86	Vivian	92
#87	Julia	91
#88	Lois	91
#89	Denise	91
#90	Regina	89
#91	Darlene	86
#92	Anna	86
#93	Sylvia	85
#94	Diana	84
#95	Robin	82
#96	Constance	81
#97	Sue	80
#98	Emma	78
#99	Vanessa	78
#100	Bobbie	77

Uniquely popular in Tennessee

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Cathey	22	6	1
Reba	56	14	2
Unknown	76	20	3
Angelia	20	5	1
Delois	23	6	1
Shelia	162	42	9
Robbie	42	11	2
Bettye	25	6	1
Wilma	115	30	7
Mitzi	28	7	2
Patsy	173	45	12
Melba	33	9	2

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.